MSI 815E PRO, MS-6337 815E PRO (MS-6337) User Manual

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

The 815E PRO (MS-6337) A TX S3 mainboard is a high-perform­ance computer mainboard based on Intel® 815 chipset. The MS-6337 is
optimized to support the Intel® Pentium® III (FC-PGA) processor for high­end business/personal desktop markets.

The Intel® 815 chipset integrates a Display Cache SDRAM control­ler that supports a 32-bit 133MHz SDRAM array for enhanced integrated 3D
graphics performance. It is a highly-flexible chipset which is designed to
extend the basic graphics/multimedia PC platform up to the mainstream
performance desktop platform.

The Intel® 815 chipset implements the host address, control, and
data bus interfaces within a single device. It takes advantage of the
pipelined addressing capability of the processor to improve the overall
system performance. In addition, the chipset also integrates a system
memory controller that supports a 64-bit 100/133 MHz SDRAM array.

The Intel® 82801BA (ICH2) chipset is a highly integrated
multifunctional I/O Controller Hub that provides the interface to the PCI Bus
and integrates many of the functions needed in today’s PC platforms. It
communicates with the host controller over a dedicated hub interface and
provides added flexibility in designing cost-effective system solutions.

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1.1 Mainboard Features

CPU

l Support Socket370 for Intel® CeleronTM/Pentium® III(FC-PGA) processor.
l Support 500MHz, 550MHz, 600MHz, 633MHz, 667MHz and up to 1GHz

Chipset

l Intel® Solano chipset. (544 BGA)

- AGP 4x/2x universal slot

- Support 66/100/133MHz FSB

l Intel® ICH2 chipset. (241 BGA)

- AC’97 6-channel support

- Integrated LAN controller

- 2 full IDE channels, up to A TA100

- Low pin count interface for SIO

- 2 USB host controller/4USB ports

Main Memory

l Support four 168-pin DIMM sockets.
l Support a maximum memory size of 256MB or 512MB SDRAM.

Slots

l One CNR (Communication Network Riser).
l One AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) 2x/4x slot.
l Six PCI 2.2 32-bit Master PCI Bus slots. All PCI slots can be used as

master. (One PCI/ISA slot shared; ISA slot is optional).

l Support 3.3v/5v PCI bus Interface.

On-Board IDE

l An IDE controller on the ICH2 chipset provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with

PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA 66/100 operation modes.

l Can connect up to four IDE devices.

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On-Board Peripherals

l On-Board Peripherals include:

- 1 floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M,

1.44M and 2.88Mbytes.

- 1 serial port (COMA)

- 1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode

- 4 USB ports (Rear * 2 / Front * 2)

- 1 VGA port

Video

l GMCH chip integrated
l 2D/3D Graphics
l Intel® D.V .M T echnology
l Flexible AGP In-Line Memory Module (AIMM) (optional)
l One AGP slot for external AGP card

Audio

l ICH2 chip integrated
l Support 4 Channel Audio or 6 Channel Audio (optional)

BIOS

l The mainboard BIOS provides “Plug & Play” BIOS which detects the

peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically .

l The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function

which records your mainboard specifications.

Dimension

l A TX Form Factor

Mounting

l 6 mounting holes.

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1.2 Mainboard Layout

Top: mouse

Bottom:
keyboard

USB
Top: Port 1
Bottom:
Port 2

Top: LPT

Bottom:
COM A
VGA

Top: Midi/
Game Port

Bottom:
Line-Out
Line-In
Mic

BATT
+

ATX

Power Supply

PSFAN

COM B

CD_IN

AUX_IN

MDM_IN

J2

AGP Slot

PCI SLOT 1

PCI SLOT 2

PCI SLOT 3

PCI SLOT 4

Intel
815

Chipset

Socket 370

DIMM 1

LED2

JVTT1

DIMM 2

Intel
FW82801BA

DIMM 3

DIMM 4

SW1

CPUFAN

IDE2

JBAT1

JUSB1

FDD

IDE1

PCI SLOT 5

ISA SLOT
PCI SLOT 6

CNR

Diagnostic LED

BIOS

JFP1

JGL1

SYSFAN

JWOL1

J7

JMDM1

815E PRO (MS-6337) ATX S3 Mainboard

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Chapter 2

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 Central Processing Unit: CPU

The mainboard operates with Intel® CeleronTM/Pentium® III (FC-PGA)
processor . The mainboard uses a CPU socket called Socket 370 for easy

CPU installation. The CPU should always have a Heat Sink and a cooling
fan attached to prevent overheating.

2.1-1 CPU Installation Procedures

1 . Pull the lever sideways away

from the socket. Then, raise
the lever up to a 90-degree
angle.

2 . Locate Pin 1 in the socket

and look for the white dot or
cut edge in the CPU. Match
Pin 1 with the white dot/cut
edge. Then, insert the CPU.
It should insert easily.

3. Press the lever down to
complete the installation.

Sliding
Plate

Open Lever

CPU

CPU

Close
Lever

Pin 1

White dot/
Cut edge

Pin 1

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2.1-2 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure

The mainboard CPU Bus Frequency can be set through BIOS setup.

If CPU Clock = 100MHz

Core/Bus ratio = 7

then CPU core speed = Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio

= 700MHz

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2.1-3 Overclocking Jumper: SW1

Overclocking is operating a CPU/Processor beyond its specified
frequency. SW1 jumper is used for overclocking.

SW1

Function

Auto

66.6→100

100→133

6
5

6
5

6
5

4

4

4

SW1

3
2
1

3
2
1

3
2
1

Note: If you used this jumper for overclocking, you also need to

modify the CPU Bus ratio through BIOS.

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2.1-4 Fan Power Connectors: CPUFAN, SYSFAN &

PSFAN

These connector support system cooling fan with + 12V. It supports
three pin head connector. When connecting the wire to the connector,
always take note that the red wire is the positive and should be con­nected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected to
GND. If your mainboard has System Hardware Monitor chipset on­board, you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take
advantage of this function.

SENSOR
+12V

GND

SENSOR

+12V

GND

PSFAN

CPUFAN

SENSOR
+12V

GND

SYSFAN

CPUFAN: Processor Fan
SYSFAN: System Fan
PSFAN: Power Supply Fan

For fans with fan speed sensor, every rotation of the fan will send out 2
pulses. System Hardware Monitor will count and report the fan rotation
speed.

Note: 1. Always consult vendor for proper CPU cooling fan.

2. CPU F AN supports the FAN control. Y ou can install PC Alert

utility. This will automatically control the CPU FAN Speed according
to the actual CPU temperature.

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2.2 Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT1

A battery must be used to retain the mainboard configuration in CMOS
RAM. Short 1-2 pins of JBAT1 to store the CMOS data.

3

1

JBAT1

1
2

3

Keep Data

1
2

3

Clear Data

Note: You can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin, while the system is of f.

Then, return to 1-2 pin position. A void clearing the CMOS while
the system is on, it will damage the mainboard. Always unplug
the power cord from the wall socket.

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2.3 Memory Installation

2.3-1 Memory Bank Configuration

The mainboard supports a maximum memory size of 512MB: It provides
four 168-pin unbuffered DIMMs (Double In-Line Memory Module) sockets.
It supports 32MB to 512MB DIMM memory module.

DIMM3(Bank4+ Bank5)

DIMM2(Bank2+ Bank3)

DIMM1(Bank0+ Bank1)

DIMM4(Bank5+ Bank4)

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2.3-2 Memory Installation Procedures

A. How to install a DIMM Module

Single Sided DIMM

Double Sided DIMM

1. The DIMM slot has 2 Notch Keys “VOL T and DRAM”, so the
DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot.
Then push it in.

VOLTDRAM

3. The plastic clip at the side of the DIMM slot will automatically
close.

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2.3-3 Memory Population Rules

1 . Supports only SDRAM DIMM.

2 . To operate properly , at least one 168-pin DIMM module must be in-

stalled.

3. This mainboard supports Table Free memory, so memory can be installed
on DIMM1, DIMM2, DIMM3 or DIMM4 in any order.

4. Supports 3.3 volt DIMM.

5. The DRAM addressing and the size supported by the mainboard is
shown at the next page.

Note: It is not recommended to install a Double Side DIMM module to

DIMM 3 and DIMM 4 at the same time as this will not function
properly. To make use of DIMM 3 and DIMM 4 at the same time,
insert a Single Side DIMM module to each of them. Please use the
same type or model of SDRAM. Moreover, you should always use
DIMM 3 if you have only one Single Side DIMM module. Installing
it on DIMM 4 is not allowed and this will not function properly.

Refer to the table below for proper combination.

DIMM1 DIMM2

DS/SS DS/SS

DS/SSDS/SS
DS/SSDS/SS

DS/SS DS/SS

DS: Double Side DIMM
SS: Single Side DIMM
X: None/Cannot be installed

DIMM3 DIMM4

DS
SS

X

SS

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X

SS

DS

X

T able 2.3-1 SDRAM Memory Addressing

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DIMM

Capacity

0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
32MB 16 DS 16Mb 8- 2Mb x8 8- 2Mb x8 11 1 9
32MB 4 SS 64Mb 4- 4Mb x16 12 2 8
48MB 12 DS 64/16Mb 4- 4Mb x16 8- 2Mb x8 12 2/1 8
64MB 8 DS 64Mb 4- 4Mb x16 4- 4Mb x16 12 2 8
64MB 8 SS 64Mb 8- 8Mb x8 12 2 9
64MB 4 SS 128Mb 4- 8Mb x16 12 2 9
96MB 12 DS 64Mb 8- 8Mb x8 4- 4Mb x16 12 2 9/8
96MB 8 DS 128/64Mb 4- 8Mb x16 4- 4Mb x16 12 2 9/8
128MB 16 D S 64Mb 8- 8Mb x8 8- 8Mb x8 12 2 9
128MB 8 DS 128Mb 4- 8Mb x16 4- 8Mb x16 12 2 9
128MB 8 SS 128Mb 8- 16Mb x8 12 2 10
128MB 4 SS 256Mb 4- 16Mb x16 13 2 9
192MB 12 DS 128Mb 8- 16Mb x8 4- 8Mb x16 12 2 10/9
192MB 16 DS 128/64Mb 8- 16Mb x8 8- 8Mb x8 12 2 10/9
256MB 16 DS 128Mb 8- 16Mb x8 8- 16Mb x8 12 2 10
256MB 8 DS 256Mb 4- 16Mb x16 4- 16Mb x16 1 3 2 9
256MB 8 SS 256Mb 8- 32Mb x8 13 2 10
512MB 16 DS 256Mb 8- 32Mb x8 8- 32Mb x8 13 2 10

# of

Devices/

DIMM

# of

Sides

Dram
Tech.

Front Side
Population

Count

Config

Empty

Back Side

Population

Count

Empty

Config

Row

Bank

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2.4 Case Connector: JFP1

The Keylock, Power Switch, Reset Switch, Power LED, Speaker, and HDD
LED are all connected to the JFP1 connector block.

Keylock

Buzzer

(short pin)

HDD
LED

2-10

+

Power
LED

Speaker

14

Dual
Color LED

Single
Color LED

JFP1

15

+

Power
Switch

Reset
Switch

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2.4-1 Power Switch

Connect to a 2-pin push button switch. This switch has the same feature
with JRMS1.

2.4-2 Reset Switch

Reset switch is used to reboot the system rather than turning the power ON/
OFF . A void rebooting while the HDD LED is lit. You can connect the Reset
switch from the system case to this pin.

2.4-3 Power LED

The Power LED is lit while the system power is on. Connect the Power LED
from the system case to this pin. There are two types of LED that you can
use: 3-pin single color LED or 2-pin dual color LED(ACPI request).

a. 3 pin single color LED connect to pin 4, 5, & 6. This LED will lit
when the system is on.

b. 2 pin dual color LED connect to pin 5 & 6.

GREEN Color: Indicate the system is in full on mode.
ORANGE Color: Indicate the system is in suspend mode.

2.4-4 Speaker

Speaker from the system case is connected to this pin.
If on-board Buzzer is available:
Short pin 14-15: On-board Buzzer Enabled.
Open pin 14-15: On-board Buzzer Disabled.

2.4-5 HDD LED

HDD LED shows the activity of a hard disk drive. A void turning the power
off while the HDD led is lit. Y ou can connect the HDD LED from the system
case to this pin.

2.4-6 Keylock

Keylock allows you to disable the keyboard for security purposes. You can
connect the keylock to this pin.

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2.5 Floppy Disk Connector: FDD

The mainboard also provides a standard floppy disk connector FDD that
supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This
connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables.

FDD

1

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2.6 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2

The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/100
Controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA/33/66/
100 function. It has two HDD connectors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2 (second­ary). Y ou can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy
(reserved for future BIOS) and other devices to IDE1 and IDE2. These
connectors support the provided IDE hard disk cable.

Primary IDE Connector

Secondary IDE Connector

1

1

IDE1(Primary IDE Connector)

The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1. IDE1 can
connect a Master and a Slave drive. You must configure second hard
drive to Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly .

IDE2(Secondary IDE Connector)

IDE2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive.

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2.7 Power Supply

2.7-1 ATX 20-pin Power Connector: JWR

This connector supports the power button on-board. Using the ATX power
supply, functions such as Modem Ring Wake-Up and Soft Power Off are
supported by this mainboard. This power connector supports instant power
on function which means that system will boot up instantly when the power
connector is inserted on the board.

20

10

11

1

ATX

Power Connector

PIN DEFINITION

PIN SIGNAL

1 3.3V
2 3.3V
3 GND
45V
5 GND
65V
7 GND
8 PW_OK
9 5V_SB
10 12V

Warning: Since the mainboard has the instant power on function, make
sure that all components are installed properly before inserting the power
connector to ensure that no damage will be done.

PIN SIGNAL

11 3.3V
12 -12V
13 GND
14 PS_ON
15 GND
16 GND
17 GND
18 -5V
19 5V
20 5V

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2.9 Serial Port Connectors: COM A and COM B

The mainboard has a 9-pin male DIN connector for serial port COM A. This
port is a 16550A high speed communication port that send/receive 16 bytes
FIFOs. Y ou can attach a mouse or a modem cable directly into this connec­tor.

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

COM 1

Serial Port (9-pin Male)

PIN DEFINITION

PIN SIGNAL

1 DCD(Data Carry Detect)
2 SIN(Serial In or Receive Data)

3 SOUT(Serial Out or Transmit Data)
4 DTR(Data T erminal Ready)
5 GND
6 DSR(Data Set Ready)
7 RTS(Request To Send)
8 CTS(Clear To Send)
9 RI(Ring Indicate)

Note:

RI
CTS
RTS

2

DSR

COM B

9
768
5
34
1

There’s another serial port connector (COM B),

GND
DTR

which is located on the mainboard. Connect a

SOUT

serial port 9 pin male port into this connector.

SIN
DCD

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2.10 Parallel Port Connector: LPT1

The mainboard provides a 25 pin female centronic connector for LPT . A
parallel port is a standard printer port that also supports Enhanced Parallel
Port(EPP) and Extended capabilities Parallel Port(ECP). See connector and
pin definition below:

Parallel Port (25-pin Female)

LPT 1

13

1

25

14

PIN DEFINITION

PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL

1 STROBE 1 4 AUTO FEED#
2 DA TA0 15 ERR#
3 DATA1 16 INIT#
4 DA T A2 17 SLIN#
5 DAT A3 18 GND
6 DAT A4 19 GND
7 DAT A5 20 GND
8 DAT A6 21 GND
9 DAT A7 22 GND
10 ACK# 23 GND
1 1 BUSY 24 G ND
12 PE 25 GND
13 SELECT

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2.11 Mouse Connector: JKBMS1

The mainboard provides a standard PS/2® mouse mini DIN connector for
attaching a PS/2® mouse. You can plug a PS/2® mouse directly into this
connector. The connector location and pin definition are shown below:

Pin5

Mouse Clock

Pin3
GND

Pin1

Mouse DATA

PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female)

Pin4
VCC

Pin2

NC

Pin6

NC

2.12 Keyboard Connector: JKBMS1

The mainboard provides a standard PS/2® keyboard mini DIN connector for
attaching a keyboard. You can plug a keyboard cable directly to this
connector.

Pin5

KBD Clock

Pin6

NC

Pin4
VCC

Pin2

NC

KBD DATA

Pin1

Pin3
GND

PS/2 Keyboard (6-pin Female)

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2.13 Joystick/Midi Connectors

You can connect joystick or game pad to this connector.

Joystick/MIDI

2.14 Audio Port Connectors

Line Out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones. Line In is used for
external CD player, T ape player , or other audio devices. Mic is a connector
for the microphones.

Line Out

Line In

Mic

1/8” Stereo Audio Connectors

Note: If you choose to enable the Audio Multi-Channel, this will change the

Line In to 3, 4 channel output and MIC to 5, 6 channel output

(optional). To use this function, set the Audio Multi-Channel to
enable located at the BIOS Integrated Peripherals or install the driver
provided with this mainboard.

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2.15 USB Connectors

The mainboard provides a UHCI(Universal Host Controller Interface)
Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices like: keyboard, mouse

and other USB devices. You can plug the USB device directly to this
connector.

USB Port 1

1 2 3 4

USB Port 2

PIN SIGNAL

1 VCC
2 -Data
3 +Data
4 GND

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2.16 VGA DB 15 Pin Connector

The mainboard provides a DB 15-pin connector to connect to a VGA
monitor.

15

1115

VGA

Analog Video Display Connector(DB15-S)

Pin Signal Description

1 Red
2 Green
3 Blue
4 Not used
5 Ground
6 Ground
7 Ground
8 Ground
9 Not used

10 Ground

1 1 Not used
12 SDA
13 Horizontal Sync
1 4 Vertical Sync
15 SCL

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2.17 Power Saving LED Connector:
JGL1(Reserved)

JGL1 can be connected with an LED. There are two types of LED that you
can use: 3-pin LED or 2-pin LED(ACPI request). When the 2-pin LED is
connected to JGL1, the light will turn green, when system is On. During
sleep mode, the 2-pin LED will change color from Green to Orange. For 3-pin
LED, when LED is connected to JGL1, this will light when the system is On
and blinks when it is in suspend/sleep mode. See page 3-20 (Power status
LED) for further instruction.

+

JGL1

3-pin LED 2-pin LED

Green Color

1

3

Orange
Color

1-2 Single Color 1-2 Dual Color
1-3 Blink

Green Color

1

Orange
Color

3

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2.18 Wake-Up on LAN Connector: JWOL1

The JWOL1 connector is for use with LAN add-on cards that supports
Wake Up on LAN function. To use this function, you need to set the
“W ake-Up on LAN” to enable at the BIOS Power Management Setup.

3

1

JWOL1

PIN SIGNAL

1 5VSB
2 GND
3 MP_WAKEUP

Note: LAN wake-up signal is active “high”.

Note: To be able to use this function, you need a power supply that

provide enough power for this feature. (Power supply with 750mA
5V Stand-by)

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2.19 Modem Wake Up Connector: JMDM1

The JMDM1 connector is for use with Modem add-on card that supports
the Modem W ake Up function.

5

1

JMDM1

PIN SIGNAL

1NC
2 GND
3 MDM_WAKEUP
4NC
5 5VSB

Note: Modem wake-up signal is active “low”.

Note: To be able to use this function, you need a power supply that

provide enough power for this feature. (Power supply with 750mA
5V Stand-by)

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2.20 Modem-In: MDM_IN

The connector is for Modem with internal voice connector.

Mono_Out

GND

Phone_In

MDM_IN

Mono_Out is connected to the Modem Speaker Out connector.
Phone_In is connected to the Modem Microphone In connector.

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2.21 AUX Line In Connector: AUX_IN

This connector is used for DVD Add on Card with Line In connector.

R

GND

L

AUX_IN

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2.22 CD-In Connector: CD_IN

This connector is for CD-ROM audio connector.

R

GND

L

CD_IN

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2.23 TOP TECH. III: J2

This is used to check the AGP card or any chipset temperature. The J2 is a
2-pin connector which can be inserted with a 20cm length thermistor. It is
located near the chipset heatsink that monitors the chipset temperature. The
BIOS setup for “TOP TECH III” should be set to enabled.

20CM length
Thermistor

J2

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2.24 LED 2

The mainboard provides a Special Diagnostic LED for users to be aware of
their mainboard conditions. LED 2 indicates the DIMM power. When LED 2
is powered on. Do not attempt to insert or remove the DIMM module.

LED 2

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2.25 CNR (Communication Network Riser)

The Communication Network Riser specification is an open industry­standard specification that defines a hardware scalable Original Equipment
Manufacturer (OEM) mainboard riser board and interface, which supports
multi-channel audio, V .90 analog modem, phone-line based networking and
10/100 Ethernet based networking.

CNR

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2.26 CPU Termination Voltage Jumper:
JVTT1 (reserved)

The JVTT1 is a reserved function for future Coppermine CPU.

JVTT1

JVTT1

Function

For Celeron

For Coppermine

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2.27 USB Front Connector: JUSB1

The mainboard provides a front Universal Serial Bus connector. This is an
optional USB connector for Front Panel.

10

2

Pin Description Pin Description

1 VCC 2 GND
3 USB2- 4 GND
5 USB2+ 6 USB3+
7 GND 8 USB3­9 GND 10 VCC

9

1

JUSB1

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2.28 Diagnostic LED

The mainboard provides a Special Diagnostic LED for users to be aware of
their mainboard conditions. The LED helps user determine the problem of
the mainboard.

3
4
5
6

Diagnostic LED

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Diagnostic LED Function

Diagnostic LED
6543

0000

0001

0010

0011

0100

0101

0110

0111

1000

1001

1010

1011

1100

1101

1110

1111

Description

System Power ON.
This will start BIOS Initialization

Early Chipset Initialization

Memory Detection Test
Testing Onboard memory size

Decompressing BIOS image to RAM for fast
booting.

Initializing Keyboard Controller

Testing VGA BIOS
This will start writing VGA sign-on messages to
the screen.

Processor Initialization
This will show information regarding the
processor (like brand name, system bus, etc...)

Testing RTC (Real Time Clock)

Initializing Video Interface
This will start detecting CPU clock, checking
type of video onboard. Then, detect and
initialize the video adapter

BIOS Sign On
This will start showing information about Logo,

processor brand name, etc.....

Testing Base and Extended Memory
Testing base memory from 240K to 640K and
extended memory above 1MB using various
patterns.

Assign Resource to all ISA

Initializing Hard Drive Controller
This will initialize IDE drive and controller

Initializing Floppy Drive Controller
This will initialize Floppy Drive and controller

Boot Attempt
This will set low stack and boot via INT19h.

Operating System Booting.

Possible Problem/
Solution

System D-LED will hang here
The Processor might be damage or
not installed properly
Damage/Discharge Lithium Battery

***

System D-LED will hang here
The Memory module might be
damage or not installed properly.

***

***

System D-LED will produce Beep
sound
The VGA card might be damage or
not inserted properly.

***

Low Lithium Battery

***

***

***

***

Check IDE cable for proper
installation

System D-LED will hang here
The Floppy Drive Cable might not be
installed properly

***

***

1 = GREEN 0 = RED

*** Check local Vendor for possible internal mainboard problem.

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2.29 Front Panel Connector: J7

The mainboard provides a Front Panel connector.

Pin Definition:

11-13 pin

Short 11-13 pin to disable Onboard Codec.

13-15 pin

Short 13-15 pin to enable Onboard Codec.

Smart LED Voice (optional)

Choose between English or Chinese Language.
Open: English
Short: Chinese

Speaker Output

Short 6-8 pin to activate AC97_SPKR
Short 8-10 pin to activate onboard Buzzer.

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RESET

SPKVCC

OBSPK2

OBSPK1

SPKOUT

KBLOCK

Chassis

Intrusion

Reserved

Smart LED VOICE

Buzzer/SPKR

Green Switch

-

+

­PWRSW

+
+

-

PWRLED

­HDDLED

-

+

-

+

Reserved

15

+

-

Onboard Codec Enable

11

IRTX

IRRX

IR

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Chapter 3

AWARD® BIOS SETUP

Award® BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify
the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in
battery-backed RAM (CMOS RAM), so that it retains the Setup information
when the power is turned off.

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3.1 Entering Setup

Power on the computer and press <Del> immediately to allow you to
enter Setup. The other way to enter Setup is to power on the computer.
When the below message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during
the POST (Power On Self T est), press <Del> key or simultaneously press
<Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Esc> keys.

TO ENTER SETUP BEFORE BOOT , PRESS <CTRL-AL T-ESC>

OR <DEL> KEY

If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to
enter Setup, restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or
pressing the “RESET” button on the system case. You may also restart by
simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and <Delete> keys. If you do not
press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error
message will be displayed and you will again be asked to,

PRESS <F1> TO CONTINUE, <CTRL-AL T-ESC>

OR <DEL> TO ENTER SETUP

3.2 Getting Help

Main Menu

The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed
at the bottom of the screen.

Status Page Setup Menu/Option Page Setup Menu

Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropri­ate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit
the Help Window , press <Esc>.

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3.3 The Main Menu

Once you enter A ward® BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1)
will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from twelve
setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the
items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

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STANDARD CMOS Feature
Advanced BIOS Feature
Advanced Chipset Feature
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
PC Health Status

Esc : Quit
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Frequency/Voltage Control
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item
(Shift)F2 : Change Color

Standard CMOS Setup

Use this Menu for basic system configurations.

Advanced BIOS Features

Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your

system.

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Advanced Chipset Features

Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and
optimize your system’s performance.

Integrated Peripherals

Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals.

Power Management Setup

Use this menu to specify your settings for power management.

PnP/PCI Configuration

This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI.

PC Health Status

This entry shows your PC health status.

Frequency/Voltage Control

Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage

control.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable
performance for your system to operate.

Load Optimized Defaults

Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory
settings for optimal performance system operations.

Supervisor/User Password

Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords.

Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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3.4 Standard CMOS Setup

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 catego­ries. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the
arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys
to select the value you want in each item.

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Standard CMOS Setup

Date(mm:dd:yy): Fri, Feb 28,1999
Time(hh:mm:ss): 00:00:00

IDE Primary Master Press Enter 2557MB
IDE Primary Slave Press Enter None
IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None
IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter None

Drive A 1.44M, 3.5in.
Drive B None

Video EGA/VGA
Halt On All Errors

Based Memory 640K
Extended Memory 64512K
Total Memory 65536K

↑ ↓ → ← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level >

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Date

The date format is <day><month> <date> <year>.

Day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by

BIOS. Read-only.

month The month from Jan. through Dec.

date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric

function keys.

year The year, depends on the year of the BIOS

Time

The time format is <hour> <minute> <second>.

PrimaryMaster/PrimarySlave
SecondaryMaster/Secondary Slave

Press PgUp/<+> or PgDn/<-> to select Manual, None, Auto type.
Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table.
The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for
this category. If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can
use Manual to define your own drive type manually.

If you select Manual, related information is asked to be entered to the
following items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This
information should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk
vendor or the system manufacturer.

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If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI, the selection shall be

“None”.

If the controller of HDD interface is CD-ROM, the selection shall be

“None”.

Access Mode The settings are Auto, Normal, Large,LBA.

Cylinder number of cylinders

Head number of heads

Precomp write precom

Landing Zone landing zone

Sector number of sectors

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3.5 Advanced BIOS Features

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Advanced BIOS Features

Anti-Virus Protection Disabled
CPU Internal Cache Enabled
External Cache Enabled
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled
Processor Number Feature Enabled
Quick Power On Self Test Disabled
First Boot device Floppy
Second Boot device HDD-0
Third Boot device LS/Zip
Fourth Boot device Disabled
Swap Floppy Drive Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled
Boot Up Numlock Status O ff
Gate A20 Option Fast
Typematic Rate Setting Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6
Typematic Delay (Msec) 250
Security Option Setup
OS Select for DRAM > 64MB Non-OS2
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability Disabled
Report No FDD for Win 95 No

↑ ↓ → ← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level >

Anti-Virus Protection

Allows you to choose the VIRUS W arning feature for IDE
Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and
someone attempt to write data into this area, BIOS will show a
warning message on screen and alarm beep.

Disable(default) No warning message to appear when

anything attempts to access the boot
sector or hard disk partition table.

Enable Activates automatically when the

system boots up causing a warning
message to appear when anything
attempts to access the boot sector of
hard disk partition table.

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CPU Internal Cache

The default value is Enabled.

Enabled (default) Enable cache
Disabled Disable cache

Note: The internal cache is built in the processor.

External Cache

Choose Enabled or Disabled. This option enables the level 2 cache

memory.

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

Choose Enabled or Disabled. This option enables the level 2 cache

memory ECC(error check correction).

Processor Number Feature

This option is for Pentium® III processor. During Enabled, this will
check the CPU Serial number. Disabled this option if you don’ t want the
system to know the Serial number.

Quick Power On Self Test

This category speeds up Power On Self T est (POST) after you
power on the computer. If this is set to Enabled, BIOS will shorten or skip
some check items during POST .

Enabled Enable quick POST
Disabled (default) Normal POST

First/Second/Third/Fourth Boot Device

The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in
the sequence selected in these items. The settings are Floppy, LS/ZIP, HDD­0/HDD-1/HDD-2/HDD-3, SCSI, CDROM, LAN, and Disabled.

Swap Floppy Drive

Switches the floppy disk drives between being designated as A and
B. Default is Disabled.

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Boot Up Floppy Seek

During POST , BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed
is 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks while 760K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all
80 tracks.

Boot Up NumLock Status

The default value is On.

On (default) Keypad is numeric keys.

Off Keypad is arrow keys.

Gate A20 Option

Normal The A20 signal is controlled by keyboard

controller or chipset hardware.

Fast(default) The A20 signal is controlled by port 92 or

chipset specific method.

Typematic Rate Setting

Key strokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller.
When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected.
The settings are: Enabled/Disabled.

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

Sets the number of times a second to repeat a key stroke when you
hold the key down. The settings are: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30.

Typematic Delay (Msec)

Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to
repeat the keystroke The settings are: 250, 500, 750, 1000.

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Security Option

This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup,

or just to Setup.

System The system will not boot and access to Setup

will be denied if the correct password is not
entered at the prompt.

Setup(default) The system will boot, but access to Setup will

be denied if the correct password is not entered
at the prompt.

OS Selection for DRAM > 64MB

Allows OS2® to be used with > 64 MB of DRAM. Settings are Non­OS/2 (default) and OS2. Set to OS/2 if using more than 64MB and running
OS/2®.

HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability

This item allows you to Enabled or Disabled the HDD S.M.A.R.T
(Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) Capability. The
default setting is Disabled.

Report No FDD For Win 95

Whether report no FDD for Win 95 or not. The settings are: Yes,
No.

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3.6 Advanced Chipset Features

The Advanced Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the
values of the chipset registers. These registers control most of the system
options in the computer.

Choose the “ADV ANCED CHIPSET FEATURES” from the Main
Menu and the following screen will appear.

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Advanced Chipset Features

SDRAM CAS Latency Time 3
SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc 6/8
SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay 1
SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 3
System BIOS Cacheable Disabled
Video BIOS Cacheable Disabled
Memory Hole at 15M-16M Disabled
CPU Latency Timer Disabled
Delayed Transaction Disabled
On-Chip Video Window Size 64MB
AGP Graphics Aperture Size 64MB
System Memory Frequency Auto

*Onboard Display Cache Setting*
CAS# Latency 3
Paging Mode Control Open
RAS-to-CAS Override by CAS#LT
RAS# Timing Fast
RAS# Precharge Timing Fast

↑ ↓ → ← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level >

Note: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset.

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SDRAM CAS latency Time

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles
of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. The settings are: 2 and 3.

SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc

Select the number of SCLKs for an access cycle. The settings are: 5/7
and 6/8.

SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay

This field lets you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS
strobe signals, used when DRAM is written to, read from, or refreshed. Fast
gives faster performance; and Slow gives more stable performance. This
field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system.
The settings are: 2 and 3.

SDRAM RAS Precharge Time

If an insufficient number of cycles is allowed for the RAS to accumu­late its charge before DRAM refresh, the refresh may be incomplete and the
DRAM may fail to retain data. Fast gives faster performance; and Slow
gives more stable performance. This field applies only when synchronous
DRAM is installed in the system. The settings are: 2 and 3.

System BIOS Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at
F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any
program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. The settings
are: Enabled and Disabled.

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Video BIOS Cacheable

Select Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS , resulting in better
system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a
system error may result. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled.

Memory Hole At 15M-16M

Y ou can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM.
When this area is reserved, it cannot be cached. The user information of
peripherals that need to use this area of system memory usually discusses
their memory requirements. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled.

CPU Latency Timer

During Enabled, A deferrable CPU cycle will only be Deferred after it
has been in a Snoop Stall for 31 clocks and another ADS# has arrived.
During Disabled, A deferrable CPU cycle will be Deferred immediately after
the GMCH receives another ADS#.

Delayed Transaction

The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support
delay transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI
specification version 2.1. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled.

On-Chip Video Window Size

This option allows the user to set the on-chip video window size

for VGA driver use.

AGP Graphics Aperture Size

This option determines the effective size of the graphics aperture
used in the particular P AC configuration. The AGP aperture is memory­mapped, while graphics data structure can reside in a graphics aperture. The
aperture range should be programmed as not cacheable in the processor
cache, accesses with the aperture range are forwaded to the main memory,
then PAC will translate the original issued address via a translation table that
is maintained on the main memory. The option allows the selection of an
aperture size of 32MB, 64MB.

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System Memory Frequency

Select the Onboard Display Cache frequency. The settings are
100MHz, 133MHz or Auto.

Onboard Display Cache Setting (optional)

CAS# Latency

The number of clock cycles of CAS# Latency depends on the
Onboard Display cache timing. The settings are: 2 and 3.

Paging Mode Control

Select the paging mode control. The settings are:Open and Close.

RAS-to-CAS Override

This item allows you to insert a timing delay between the CAS and
RAS strobe signals, used when Onboard display cache is written to, read
from, or refreshed. During by CAS# L T, this will depend on the Onboard
Display Cache CAS# Latency setting. During Override (2), RAS-to-CAS
time= 2.

RAS# Timing

This option controls RAS# active to Precharge, and refresh to RAS#

active delay (in local memory clocks).

Slow RAS# to precharge (t
Fast RAS# to precharge (t

) =7, refresh to RAS# act (tRC) = 10

RAS

) =5, refresh to RAS# act (tRC) = 8

RAS

RAS# Precharge Timing

This item controls RAS# precharge (in local memory clocks)

Slow RAS# Precharge Time=3
Fast RAS# Precharge Time=2

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3.7 Integrated Peripherals

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Integrated Peripherals

OnChip Primary PCI IDE Enabled
OnChip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled
IDE Primary Master PIO Auto
IDE Primary Slave PIO Auto
IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto
IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto
IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto
IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto
IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto
IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto
USB Controller Enabled
USB Keyboard Support Disabled
Init Display First PCI Slot
AC97 Audio Auto
Audio Multi-Channel Disabled
IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled
Keyboard Power On Disabled
Power On Function Button Only
KB Power On Password Enter
Hot Key Power On Ctrl-F1
Onboard FDC Controller Enabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4
Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3

↑ ↓ → ← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

UART Mode Select Normal
RxD, TxD Active Hi, Lo
IR Transmition Delay Enabled
UR2 Duplex Mode Half
USE IR Pins IR-Rx2Tx2
Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7
Parallel Port Mode S PP
EPP Mode Select EPP 1.7
ECP Mode use UDMA 3
PWRON After PWR-Fail Off
Game Port Address 201
Midi Port Address 330
Midi Port IRQ 1 0
Power Status LED Single

Item Help

Menu Level >

OnChip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE

The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface
with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate each
channel separately. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled.

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IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO

The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO
mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface
supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance.
In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each
device. The settings are: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4.

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive
supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows
95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your
system software both support Ultra DMA/33, Ultra DMA/66 and Ultra
DMA/100 select Auto to enable BIOS support. The settings are: Auto,
Disabled.

USB Controller

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB)
controller and you have USB peripherals. The settings are: Enabled,
Disabled.

USB Keyboard Support

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB)
controller and you have a USB keyboard. The settings are: Enabled,
Disabled.

Init Display First

This item allows you to decide to activate whether PCI Slot or on­chip VGA first. The settings are: PCI Slot, Onboard.

AC97 Audio

This item allows you to decide to enable/disable the 815 chipset

family to support AC97 Audio.

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Audio Multi-Channel (optional)

This item allows you to Enabled or Disabled the Audio Multi-

Channel audio speaker.

IDE HDD Block Mode

Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or
multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most
new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number
of block read/writes per sector the drive can support. The settings are:
Enabled, Disabled.

Keyboard Power on Function

This function allows you to Enabled or Disabled the Keyboard
Power On. The default setting is Disabled.

Power On Function

This function allows you to select the item to power on the system.
The settings are : Button Only , Mouse Left, Mouse Right, Password,
Hotkey , keyboard 98.

Onboard FDC Controller

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDD)
installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install add-on
FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field.
The settings are: Enabled and Disabled.

Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and
second serial ports. The settings are: 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/
IRQ3, Disabled, Auto.

UART Mode Select

This item allows you to determine which InfraRed(IR) function of the
onboard I/O chip, this functions uses.

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Onboard Parallel Port

Disabled There is a built-in parallel port on the

(3BCH/IRQ7)/

(278H/IRQ5)/

(378H/IRQ7)

Disable

3BCH/IRQ7 Line Printer port 0
278H/IRQ5 Line Printer port 2
378H/IRQ7 Line Printer port 1

on-board Super I/O chipset that pro­vides Standard, ECP , and EPP features.
It has the following options:

Onboard Parallel Mode

SPP : Standard Parallel Port

EPP : Enhanced Parallel Port

ECP : Extended Capability Port

SPP/EPP/ECP/
ECP+EPP

To operate the onboard parallel port as
Standard Parallel Port only , choose
“SPP.” To operate the onboard parallel
port in the EPP modes simultaneously,
choose “EPP.” By choosing “ECP”, the
onboard parallel port will operate in ECP
mode only. Choosing “ECP + EPP” will
allow the onboard parallel port to
support both the ECP and EPP modes
simultaneously . The ECP mode has to
use the DMA channel, so choose the
onboard parallel port with the ECP
feature. After selecting it, the following
message will appear: “ECP Mode Use
DMA” At this time, the user can
choose between DMA

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channels 3 or 1. The onboard parallel
port is EPP Spec. compliant, so after the
user chooses the onboard parallel port
with the EPP function, the following
message will be displayed on the
screen: “EPP Mode Select.” At this
time either EPP 1.7 spec. or EPP 1.9 spec.
can be chosen.

PWRON After PWR-FAIL

This option will determine how the system will power on after a
power failure.

Game Port Address/Midi Port Address

This will determine which Address the Game Port/Midi Port will use.

Power Status LED

This item determines which state the Power LED will use. The
settings are Blinking, Dual, and Single. During blinking, the power LED will
blink when the system enters the suspend mode. When the mode is in Dual,
the power LED will change its color. Choose the single and the power LED
will always remain lit.

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3.8 Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system
to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with
your own style of computer use.

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Power Management Setup

ACPI Function Enabled
ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS)
Power Management User Define
Video Off Method DPMS
Video Off In Suspend Yes
Suspend Type Stop Grant
Modem Use IRQ 3
Suspend Mode Disabled
HDD Power Down Disabled
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Instant-Off
Wake-Up by PCI Card Disabled
Power On by Ring Disabled
Wake-Up on LAN Disabled
USB KB Wake-Up from S3 Disabled
CPU Thermal-Throtting 62.57%
Resume By Alarm Disabled
Date(of Month) Alarm 0
Date(hh:mm:ss) 0 0 0

**Reload Global Timer Events**
Primary IDE 0 Disabled
Primary IDE 1 Disabled
Secondary IDE 0 Disabled
Secondary IDE 1 Disabled
FDD, COM, LPT Port Disabled
PCI PIRQ[A-D]# Disabled

↑ ↓ → ← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level >

ACPI Function

This item allows you to Enabled/Disabled the Advanced Configura­tion and Power Management (ACPI). The settings are Enabled and Disa­bled.

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ACPI Suspend Type

This item will set which ACPI suspend type will be used.

S1 (POS)

The S1 sleeping state is low wake-up latency sleeping state. In this
state, no system context is lost(CPU or chip set) and hardware
maintains all system context.

S3 (STR)

The S3 state is a low wake-up latency sleeping sate where all system
context is lost expect system memory. CPU, cache, and chipset
context are lost in this state. Hardware maintains memory context and
restores some CPU and L2 configuration context.

Power Management

This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power

saving and is directly related to the following modes:

1. Suspend Mode

2. HDD Power Down
There are three selections for Power Management, two of which have fixed
mode settings.
Min. Power Saving Minimum power management. Suspend Mode = 1

hr., and HDD Power Down = 15 min.

Max. Power Saving Maximum power management — Suspend

Mode = 1 min., and HDD Power Down = 1 min.

User Defined (default) Allows you to set each mode individually.

When not disabled, each of the ranges are from
1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD Power Down
which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and disable.

Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
V/H SYNC+Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off

the vertical and horizontal synchronization
ports and write blanks to the video buffer.

Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video

buffer .

DPMS (default) Initial display power management signaling.

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Video Off In Suspend

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

The settings are: Yes and No.

Suspend Type

Select the Suspend Type. The settings are: PWRON Suspend, Stop

Grant.

Modem Use IRQ

This determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use.

The settings are: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, NA.

Suspend Mode

When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, all devices
except the CPU will be shut off. The settings are: 1/2/4/8/12/20/30/40 Min, 1
Hour, and Disabled.

HDD Power Down

When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the hard
disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active.
The settings are: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15Min and Disabled.

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system
to enter the Soft-Off state. The settings are: Delay 4 Sec, Instant-Off.

Wake-Up by PCI Card

This will enable the system to wake up through PCI Card peripheral.
The settings are : Enabled and Disabled.

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Power On by Ring

During Disabled, the system will ignore any incoming call from the modem.
During Enabled, the system will boot up if there’s an incoming call from the
modem.

Wake-Up on LAN

To use this function, you need a LAN add-on card which support power on
functions. It should also support the wake-up on LAN jumper (JWOL1).

Enabled Wake up on LAN supported.
Disabled Wake up on LAN not supported.

USB KB Wake-Up From S3

This option is used to Enabled/Disabled USB keyboard wake up with
suspend to RAM.

CPU Thermal-Throttling

Select the CPU THRM-Throttling rate. The settings are: 12.5%, 25.0%, 37.5%,

50.0%, 62.5%, 75.0%, 87.5%.

Resume by Alarm

This function is for setting date and time for your computer to boot
up. During Disabled, you cannot use this function. During Enabled, choose
the Date and Time Alarm:

Date(of month) Alarm You can choose which month the

system will boot up. Set to 0, to boot
every day.

Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm You can choose what hour, minute and

second the system will boot up.

Note: If you have change the setting, you must let the system boot up

until it goes to the operating system, before this function will work.

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Reload Global Timer Events

Reload Global Timer events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent the
system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from
such a mode. In effect, the system remains alert for anything which occurs to
a device which is configured as Enabled , even when the system is in a power
down mode.

Primary IDE 0

Primary IDE 1
Secondary IDE 0
Secondary IDE 1
FDD, COM, LPT Port
PCI PIRQ[A-D] #

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3.9 PnP/PCI Configuration Setup

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal
Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at

speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its
own special components. This section covers some very technical items
and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make
any changes to the default settings.

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PNP OS Installed No
Reset Configuration Data Disabled

Resources Controlled By Auto
IRQ Resources Press Enter
DMA Resources Press Enter

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled

↑ ↓ → ← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

PnP/PCI Configuration Setup

Item Help

Menu Level >

PNP OS Installed

This item allows you to determine whether the PnP OS is installed

or not. The settings are Yes or No.

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Reset Configuration Data

Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset
Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you
have installed a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such
a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot.

The settings are: Enabled and Disabled .

Resource Controlled By

The A ward Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically
configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. However,
this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and
Play operating system such as Windows95/98. If you set this field to
“manual” choose specific resources by going into each of the sub menu that
follows this field (a sub menu is preceded by a “Ø”). The settings are:
Auto(ESCD), Manual.

IRQ Resources

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system inter-

rupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt.

DMA Resources

This sub menu can let you control the DMA resource.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Leave this field at Disabled. The settings are Enabled, Disabled.

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3.10 PC Health Status

This section shows the Status of your CPU, Fan, Warning for overall system
status.

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PC Health Status

CPU Warning Temperature Disabled
Current System Temp 390C/1020F
Current CPU Temperature 660C/1500F
Current Top Tech. III Temp. 320C/890F
Current System Fan 0RPM
Current Power Fan 0RPM
Current CPU FAN 5532RPM
Vcore 1.96V
VTT 1.48V

3.3V 3.24V
+5V 4.89V
+12V 11.79V

-12V 12.19V

-5V -4.53V
VBAT(V) 3.10V
5VSB(V) 5.37V
Chassis Intrusion Detect Disabled
Shutdown Temperature Disabled

↑ ↓ → ← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level >

CPU Warning Temperature

During Enabled, this will warn the user when the CPU temperature

reach a certain temperature.

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Current System Temp/Current CPU Temperature/Current
Top Tech. III Temp/Current System Fan (optional)/Power Fan
(optional)/Cpu Fan/Vcore/VTT/3.3V/+5V/+12V/-12V/-5V/
VBAT(V)/5VSB(V)

This will show the CPU/F AN/System voltage chart and F AN Speed.

Chassis Intrusion Detect

Set this option to Enabled, Reset, or Disabled the chassis intrusion
detector. During Enabled, any intrusion on the system chassis will be
recorded. The next time you turn on the system, it will show a warning
message. T o be able to clear those warning, choose reset. After clearing the
message it will go back to Enabled.

Shutdown Temperature

This option is for setting the Shutdown temperature level for the
processor. When the processor reach the temperature you set, this will
shutdown the system.

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3.11 Frequency/Voltage Control

This section is for setting CPU Frequency/Voltage Control.

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Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Enabled
CPU Clock/Spread Spectrum Enabled
Clock By Slight Adjust 1 33
CPU Clock Ratio Auto
DRAM Voltage Adjust Default
Adjust CPU Voltage Default

↑ ↓ → ← Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-safe defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Frequency/Voltage Control

Item Help

Menu Level >

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CLK

This item allows you to enable/disable auto detect DIMM/PCI Clock.
The settings are: Enabled, Disabled.

CPU Clock/Spread Spectrum

This item allows you to set the CPU Clock/Spread Spectrum.

Clock By Slight Adjust

This item allows you to select the CPU clock from 133MHz to

166MHz or 100MHz to 133MHz depending on the CPU host clock.

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DRAM Voltage Option

This option is used to set the DIMM voltage. The settings are

3.3V/3.4V/3.5V/3.6V . The default setting is 3.3V.

Adjust CPU Voltage

This function is used to adjust the CPU voltage. During
overclocking, the processor might get unstable. Try adjusting the CPU
voltage to lessen the heat, generated by the CPU voltage.

Note: We do not guarantee that the mainboard or other components will

work properly after overclocking.

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3.12 Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box
with a message similar to:

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N

Pressing ‘Y’ loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal­performance system operations.

Load Optimized Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box
with a message similar to:

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N

Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal
performance system operations.

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3.13 Set Supervisor/User Password

You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of them. The
differences are:

Supervisor password : Can enter and change the options of the setup

menus.

User password : Can only enter but do not have the right to change

the options of the setup menus. When you select
this function, the following message will appear at
the center of the screen to assist you in creating a
password.

ENTER P ASSWORD:

Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The
password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS
memory. You will be asked to confirm the password. T ype the password again
and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not
enter a password.

T o disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the
password. A message will confirm the password will be disabled. Once the
password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

P ASSWORD DISABLED.

When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to enter it every
time you try to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from chang­ing any part of your system configuration.

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Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS to
request a password every time your system is rebooted. This would prevent
unauthorized use of your computer.

Y ou determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features
Setup Menu and its Security option. If the Security option is set to “Sys­tem”, the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set
to “Setup”, prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup.

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Chapter 4

INTEL® 815 INTEGRATED GRAPHICS CONTROLLER

1. Overview

The Intel® 815 Chipset extends Intel’s graphics capabilities into the value PC
segment by incorporating 2D and 3D capabilities with the memory controller,
to provide the industry with complete graphics offerings for every comput­ing segment.

1.1 Intel® 815 Chipset

l Support 4MB Display Cache (optional)
l Support AGP 2X/4X BUS
l 2D & 3D Graphics Accelerator

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1.2 System Requirements

This section describes system requirements for the VGA Driver installa­tion and Usage.

Computer Intel® CeleronTM/ Pentium® III (FC-PGA)

processor or higher

Monitor VGA Support, mimimum 640x480 resolu-

tion

Operating system DOS 5.0 or higher, W indows® 95/98,

Windows® NT 3.51 or 4.0, or OS/2

CD-ROM Double Speed or Higher
Chipset Intel® 815 chipset
VGA BIOS Version 00.23 or Higher

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2. Intel® 815 VGA Driver Setup & Usage
Procedures

Insert the CD-title into your CD-ROM drive. This CD will auto-run.
This will display installation for VGA driver and sound driver, Intel
815/820 INF Update (only for Windows 95/98) and T rend PC-cillin 98.
Just click the button for automatic installation for VGA driver.

2.1 Windows® 95/98

If you start Windows® 95/98, this will automatically detect this
hardware onboard “Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA)”. Y ou
need to click “Next”, then “Finish”. Do not click on the “Cancel”.
The driver need these ID.

Note: Before installing the Intel 815 VGA Driver , you need to install
the Intel 815/820 INF update first.

2.1-1 Display Driver Installation Procedure:

Step 1: Insert the provided CD_ROM disk into the CD-ROM drive.
Step 2: Look for the CD_ROM drive, double click on the CD_ROM

icon. This will show the setup screen.

Step 3: Click on “Intel 815 VGA Driver” icon.
Step 4: This will show an installation menu.
Step 5: Click on “Display Drivers”.
Step 6: Click “OK”.
Step 7: This will copy the VGA drivers into the hard drive.
Step 8: A message will appear stating you must restart the Win-

dows® 95/98 system, select yes to restart.

Step 9: After restarting, Windows® 95/98 will show a new display

setting.

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2.2 Windows® NT 4.0

Y ou need to install W indows® NT “Service Pack 3” or higher ,
before you install Windows® NT driver .

2.2-1 Display Driver Installation Procedure:

Step 1: Click Start menu and select Control Panel from Settings

group.

Step 2: Select Display icon.
Step 3: Select Settings on the Display Properties.
Step 4: Select Display Type.
Step 5: Select Change from the Adapter Type Area.
Step 6: Select Have Disk of Change Display.
Step 7: Insert the CD-Title Disk into CD-ROM Drive.
Step 8: When the Install from Disk dialog box appears, look for your

CD-ROM drive :\SVGA\Intel\815\NT4\WINNT4
Step 9: When the Change Display dialog box appears, click OK.
Step 10: When the Third-party Drivers dialog box appears, click Y es.

A message will appear stating that the drivers were succesfully
installed. Click OK. Y ou must now restart W indows® NT 4.0.

Note: Y ou can also use CD autorun to install the VGA NT driver .

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2.2-2 Changing resolution, color depth, and refresh rate:
Step 1: Click Start menu and select Control Panel from Settings

group.

Step 2: Select Display icon.
Step 3: Select Settings.
Step 4: Select Color Palette to change between 256 color, 65536

colors, and 16777216 colors.
Step 5: To select desktop resolution size, go to the Desktop area

and use the slide bar to change resolution from 640x480,

800x600, 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x1024, to 1600x1200.
Step 6: Select Test to test the resolution. If the display test screen

was good, then select Yes when the Testing Mode dialog

box appears. If the display test screen was bad, then select

No. Windows® NT will give you an error message.
Step 7: Click OK. If the display test screen was good and you

select Y es, W indows® NT 4.0 will change the mode without

restarting the system.

VGA DRIVER

2.3 AutoCAD, OS/2 and other application. Please refer
to “On-Line Manual” in the CD-ROM. You need to
install the “Acrobat Reader 3.01” program first.

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